HP 290 G2 MT Business PC

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	HP 290 G2 MT Business PC (all builds)
Motherboard	HP 843C
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180514
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '19 at 15:51
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8100-$110 81,392 User benchmarks, average bench 71% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 115 2-Core 233 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 449 61% 452 Pts	64-Core 447 28% 447 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Device(7377 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Lighting 42.9 Reflection 31.6 Parallax 38.6 35% 37.7 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 36.5 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128S1C 128GB 301 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 284 204 263 272 271 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 465 Write 252 Mixed 251 SusWrite 260 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 67.4 4K Mixed 34.5 128% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 38.4 84% 172 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 101%
Plextor PX-128S3C 128GB 3,097 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 62GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 111 99 99 99 99 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 499 Write 379 Mixed 355 SusWrite 113 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 72.6 4K Mixed 38 128% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 26.9 DQ Write 70.9 DQ Mixed 122 72% 73.1 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA851U6CJR6N-VK Kingston HP26D4U9S1ME-4 8GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 20.5 70% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 24.2 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 62.2 64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 74%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Workstation 11%

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System: HP 290 G2 MT Business PC

CPU
Core i5-8500Intel $174Bench 82%, 43,089 samples	211x
Core i3-8100Intel $110Bench 71%, 81,392 samples	139x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	51x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples	186x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i3)IntelBench 5%, 32,403 samples	106x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	27x

SSD
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1006 256GBWDCBench 152%, 17,295 samples	26x
hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GBSKBench 123%, 30,266 samples	22x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	18x

RAM
M378A5244CB0-CTD 2x4GBSamsungBench 67%, 3,347 samples	31x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 19,029 samples	28x
M378A5244CB0-CTD 1x4GBSamsungBench 37%, 2,458 samples	24x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $174

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16